How Twitter reacted to the Queen's Speech

Online pundits offer a witty commentary on the State Opening of Parliament - but Dennis Skinner goes one better

Queen's Speech 2017, State opening
The Queen and Prince Charles at the State Opening of Parliament
(Image credit: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images)

The Queen presided over the State Opening of Parliament today in a stripped-back version of the ceremony that saw the traditional carriage replaced by a car and the crown and ermine swopped for a blue dress and matching hat.

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